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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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. MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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