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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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