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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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