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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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