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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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