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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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