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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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