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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand these open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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