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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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