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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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