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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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