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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have made it possible for students all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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