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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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