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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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