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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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