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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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