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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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