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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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