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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning enable people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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