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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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