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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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