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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning have enabled humans all over the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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