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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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