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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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