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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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