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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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