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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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