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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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