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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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