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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate 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 ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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