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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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