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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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