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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing 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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