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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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