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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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