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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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