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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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