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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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