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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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