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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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