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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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