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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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