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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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