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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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