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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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