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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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