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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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