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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the 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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