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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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