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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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