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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online learning enable humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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