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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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