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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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