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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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