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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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