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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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