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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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