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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in digital education technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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