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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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