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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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