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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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