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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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