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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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