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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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