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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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