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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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