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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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