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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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