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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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