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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take 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. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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