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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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