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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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