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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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