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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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