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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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