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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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