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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the 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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