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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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