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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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