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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the key 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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