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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning enable humans all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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