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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online education enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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