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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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