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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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