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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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