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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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