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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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