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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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