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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the major 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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