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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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