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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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