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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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