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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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