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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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