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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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