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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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