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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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