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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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