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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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