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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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