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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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