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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also investigates 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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