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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. 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 MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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