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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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