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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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