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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important 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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