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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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