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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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