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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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