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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning enable people all over the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines 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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