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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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