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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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