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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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