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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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