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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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