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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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