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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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