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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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