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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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