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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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