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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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