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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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