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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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