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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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