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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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