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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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