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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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