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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education have empowered students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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