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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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