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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered students all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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