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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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