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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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