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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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