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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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