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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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