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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education are empowering learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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