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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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