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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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