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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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