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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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