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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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