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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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