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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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