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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students 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 issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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