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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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