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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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