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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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