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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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