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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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