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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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