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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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