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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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