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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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