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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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