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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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