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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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