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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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