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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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