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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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