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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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