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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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