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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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