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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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