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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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