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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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