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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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