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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in elearning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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