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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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