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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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