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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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