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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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