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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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