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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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