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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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