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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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