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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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