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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major 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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