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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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