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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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