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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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