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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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