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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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