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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major 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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