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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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