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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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