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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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