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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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