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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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