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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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