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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in digital education technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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