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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this 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 subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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