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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also deals with the major 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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