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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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