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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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