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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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