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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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