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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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