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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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