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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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