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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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