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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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