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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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