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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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