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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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