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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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