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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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