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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important 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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