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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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