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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not 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 subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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