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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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