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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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