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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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