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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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