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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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