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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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