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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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