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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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