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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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