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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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