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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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