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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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