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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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