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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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