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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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