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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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