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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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