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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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