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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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