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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers 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 assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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