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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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