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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies 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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