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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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