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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different 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 participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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