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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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