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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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