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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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