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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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