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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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