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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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