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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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