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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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