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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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