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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the 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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