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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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