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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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