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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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