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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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