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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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