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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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