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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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