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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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