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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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