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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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