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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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