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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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