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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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