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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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