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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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