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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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