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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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