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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different 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 optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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