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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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