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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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