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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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