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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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