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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many topics that elearning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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