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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have empowered students all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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