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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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