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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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