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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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