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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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