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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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