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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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