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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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