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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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