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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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