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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. People want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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