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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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