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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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