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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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