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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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