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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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