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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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