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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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