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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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