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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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