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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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