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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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