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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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