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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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