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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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