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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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