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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning enable students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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