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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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