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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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