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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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