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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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