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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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