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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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