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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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