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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning enable learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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