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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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