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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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