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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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