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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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