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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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