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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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