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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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