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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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