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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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