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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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