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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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