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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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