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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies 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 in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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