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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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