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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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