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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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