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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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