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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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