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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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