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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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