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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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