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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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