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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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