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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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