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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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