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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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