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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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