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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly 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 many topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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