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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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