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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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