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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have made it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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