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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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