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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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