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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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