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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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