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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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