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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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