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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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