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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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