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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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