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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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