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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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