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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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