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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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