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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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