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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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