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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What 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 teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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