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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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