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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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