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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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