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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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