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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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