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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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