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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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