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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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