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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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