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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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