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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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