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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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