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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have made it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational 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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