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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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