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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the most important 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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