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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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