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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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