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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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