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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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