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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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