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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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