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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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