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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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