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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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