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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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