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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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