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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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