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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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