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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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