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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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