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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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