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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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