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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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