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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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