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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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