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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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