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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses 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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