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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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