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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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