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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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