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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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