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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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