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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important 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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