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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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