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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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