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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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