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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that educators 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 massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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