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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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