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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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