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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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