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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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