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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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