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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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