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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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