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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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