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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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