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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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