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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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