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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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