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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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