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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology are enabling students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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