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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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