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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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