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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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