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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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