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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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