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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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