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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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