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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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