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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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