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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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