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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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