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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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