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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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