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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning enable humans all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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