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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Maryland, College Park to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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