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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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