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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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