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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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