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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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