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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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