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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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