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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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