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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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