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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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