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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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