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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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