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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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