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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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