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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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