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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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