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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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