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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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