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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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