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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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