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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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