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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically 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 issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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