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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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