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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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