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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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