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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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