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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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