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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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