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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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