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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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