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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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