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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online learning are empowering people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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