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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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