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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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