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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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