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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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