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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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