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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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