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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major 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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