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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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