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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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