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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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