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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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