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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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