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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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