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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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