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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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