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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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