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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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