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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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