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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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