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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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