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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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