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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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