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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the key 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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