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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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