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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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