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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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