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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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