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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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