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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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