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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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