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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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