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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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