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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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