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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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