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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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