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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions 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 teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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