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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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