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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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