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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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