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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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