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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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