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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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