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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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