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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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