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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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