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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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