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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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