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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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