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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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