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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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