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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Trainers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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