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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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