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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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