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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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