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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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