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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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