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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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